At least six people suspected to have links with Al-Shabaab have been arrested in Mandera County near Kenya’s border with Somalia.
According to police statement, the suspects were nabbed during security operations in Mandera town following tip off by the public.
The police said the six who have no legal documents will be arraigned in court after completion of the ongoing investigation.
Mandera county had seen deadly attacks by Al-Shabaab fighters in the past. Dozens of non-locals were killed and hundreds displaced.
Al-Shabaab has been carrying out attacks in areas along Kenya’s border with Somalia since 2011 when the East African nation sent its troops to fight Al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia.
Thousands of Kenyan soldiers working under the framwork of African Union Transitional Mission In Somalia known as Atmis.
The forces are based in Southern particular Lower Jubba and Gedo regions.
